Aldi grocery store to open in north Peoria; second known Phoenix-area store

The war between affordable grocery stores is heating up, with Aldi announcing a big expansion.
Time

Sandy Rosploch arranges a wine display at an Aldi store in Racine, Wisconsin. The discount grocer is expanding with the first two announced Arizona stores in Buckeye and Peoria.(Photo: Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

The no-frills shopping experience is billed as a way to pass savings on to shoppers. Customers bring their own bags or purchase bags from the store. And they bag their own groceries too.

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Aldi products may be cheaper than brand names, but the bigger question is how they compare in taste.
USA TODAY

The Aldi store in Peoria will be part of a new retail and restaurant space dubbed "Sunrise Plaza," said Chris Hake, vice president of development for Thompson Thrift Retail Group, the developer involved in the project.

The 10-acre commercial project is going through city re-zoning and site planning, but Hake hopes to break ground by the end of the year.